Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 15, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1981 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 1 2 0
Foli ss 1 0 0 0
  Law 2b 5 0 0 1
Parker rf 6 0 2 1
Thompson 1b 5 1 1 0
Easler lf 5 0 2 0
Madlock 3b 5 0 2 0
Berra 2b,ss 4 0 1 1
Nicosia c 5 1 2 0
Bibby p 3 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 3 12 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 0 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 0
  Smith pr 0 0 0 0
  Aviles 2b 1 0 0 0
McBride rf 4 0 2 1
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Aguayo ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 1
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 1 0
Boone c 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Moreland c 1 0 1 2
Bystrom p 2 0 0 0
  Unser ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 011 001 000 003121
Philadelphia 000 100 002 014101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby   8.0 8 3 3 2 5
  Tekulve   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Romo  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bystrom   8.0 8 3 2 4 2
  Lyle   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  McGraw  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
11.0
12
3
2
5
4

  E–Easler (1), Rose (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Nicosia (1,off Bystrom); Madlock (2,off Bystrom); Easler (1,off McGraw), Philadelphia McBride 2 (2,off Bibby 2); Rose (3,off Bibby).  HR–Philadelphia Matthews (1,11th inning off Romo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Berra (1,off Lyle).  HBP–Bibby (1,by Bystrom).  IBB–Madlock (1,by McGraw).  SB–Moreno (1,2nd base off Bystrom/Boone); Parker (1,2nd base off Bystrom/Boone); Bowa 2 (3,2nd base off Bibby/Nicosia,2nd base off Tekulve/Nicosia).  HBP–Bystrom (1,Bibby).  IBB–McGraw (1,Madlock).  U–John Kibler, Bruce Froemming, Joe West.  T–3:26.  A–27,450.
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